The Only Use
assault
in
King Lear
(Auto-generated)
- My sister may receive it much more worse, To have her gentleman abus'd, assaulted, For following her affairs.†
Scene 2.2assaulted = attacked
Definitions:
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(1)
(assault) to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)